FOIA appeal

Public comments were received on the FOIA appeal before the council upheld the denials; the speakers are not named in the record.

The Daily News editor argued the public deserves to know the basic outcome of an internal investigation involving a senior police official, asked council to adopt the hybrid release resolution, and questioned why a city that prides itself on communication would choose silence here.

An anonymous speaker who refused to give his name said he has filed similar requests for officer disciplinary records, received the same denials, and argued the suspension-then-retirement of a senior officer 'looks suspicious' and that hiding records invites more scrutiny.